First readers in House, 2022 March 3

FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, MARCH 03, 2022 TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
HB 1475. By Representative Leverett of the 33rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Elbert County; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1476. By Representative Leverett of the 33rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to amend, consolidate, and supersede the several Acts incorporating the City of Colbert, approved February 14, 1950 (Ga. L. 1950, p. 2417), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3909), and an Act approved April 30, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3994), so as to revise provisions regarding staggered, four-year terms of office for the mayor and councilmembers; to designate city council posts; to provide for manner of election; to provide for continuation in office of the current mayor and councilmembers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
HB 1477. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to coroners, so as to require coroners to meet or employ an individual who meets the qualifications of a medical examiner; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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HB 1478. By Representatives Ridley of the 6th, Powell of the 32nd, Corbett of the 174th, Pirkle of the 155th, and Tarvin of the 2nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-3-33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transfer of vehicle to or from dealer, records to be kept by dealers, electronic filing, and application for title where dealer located, so as to provide for the submission of certificates of title to the Department of Revenue by motor vehicle dealers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 1479. By Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Watson of the 172nd, Houston of the 170th, Burns of the 159th, and Dickey of the 140th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the practice of professional forestry, so as to provide that the State Board of Registration for Foresters is an independent state agency attached to the State Forestry Commission for administrative purposes only; to require confirmation of the Senate for members of the State Board of Registration for Foresters appointed by the Governor; to authorize the board to issue cease and desist orders and issue additional penalties for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 1480. By Representatives Gambill of the 15th, Scoggins of the 14th, Byrd of the 20th, and Kelley of the 16th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment security benefits, so as to provide eligibility for unemployment benefits for voluntary separation from employment for certain immunocompromised individuals and for individuals who choose not to undergo employer mandated COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of continued employment; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HB 1481. By Representative Jasperse of the 11th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration and licensing of manufacturers, distributors,
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and dealers and issuance of manufacturer, manufacturer headquarters, distributor, and dealer plates, so as to provide for standards for issuance of dealer license plates; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on MOTOR VEHICLES
HB 1482. By Representatives Erwin of the 28th, Corbett of the 174th, Yearta of the 152nd, Cheokas of the 138th, Dubnik of the 29th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-262 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to low-wealth capital outlay grants to local school systems and criteria for eligibility, so as to revise the eligibility criteria for project specific capital outlay grants for low-wealth school systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
HB 1483. By Representatives Barton of the 5th, Hatchett of the 150th, Cooper of the 43rd, Hutchinson of the 107th, Dempsey of the 13th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to licensing provisions regarding professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to provide for licensure by endorsement in social work; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1484. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th, Bennett of the 94th, Gravley of the 67th, Cooper of the 43rd, Greene of the 151st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for a three-year pilot program to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) under the Medicaid program; to provide for agreements; to provide for an annual report; to provide for related matters; to provide for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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HB 1485. By Representatives Smith of the 18th, DeLoach of the 167th, Greene of the 151st, Jenkins of the 132nd, and Evans of the 57th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act," so as to prohibit the permitting of new municipal solid waste landfills if construction of any portion of such landfill site will be located within a 1.5 mile radius of any perennial stream where the Tallapoosa darter (Etheostoma tallapoosae), a species protected pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 27, the "Endangered Wildlife Act of 1973," may be found; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
HB 1486. By Representatives LaRiccia of the 169th, Sainz of the 180th, Ridley of the 6th, Hill of the 3rd, and Yearta of the 152nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use tax, so as to exempt sales of tangible personal property used for or in the renovation or expansion of certain aquariums; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
HB 1487. By Representatives Frye of the 118th, Evans of the 83rd, Drenner of the 85th, Schofield of the 60th, Lewis-Ward of the 109th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to provide for the quality of services to low income customers to be examined by the Public Service Commission when determining just and reasonable rates and charges of utilities; to require utilities to make certain quarterly filings concerning their residential customers; to provide for certain utilities to allocate a portion of their revenue above the authorized target return to a Georgians First Fund, to be used to assist low and fixed income customers; to provide for definitions; to provide for promulgation of rules and regulations by the commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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*HB 1517. By Representatives Schofield of the 60th, Beverly of the 143rd, Boddie of the 62nd, Scott of the 76th, and McClain of the 100th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for the creation and administration of a family and medical leave insurance program; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INDUSTRY AND LABOR
HR 878. By Representatives LaRiccia of the 169th, Pirkle of the 155th, Burchett of the 176th, LaHood of the 175th, and Corbett of the 174th: A RESOLUTION recognizing PFC Charles E. Day and SFC Jerome Day and dedicating a bridge in their honor; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION
HR 879. By Representative Stephens of the 164th: A RESOLUTION urging the 117th Congress and the Georgia congressional delegation to support the United States Innovation and Competition Act and the America COMPETES Act of 2022; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
HR 880. By Representatives Schofield of the 60th, Smith of the 18th, Thomas of the 65th, Kirby of the 114th, and Scott of the 76th: A RESOLUTION encouraging support of urban farming by local governments; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER AFFAIRS
HR 881. By Representatives Jackson of the 128th, Belton of the 112th, Williams of the 168th, Wade of the 9th, Erwin of the 28th, and others: A RESOLUTION encouraging each public school in this state to study the Civil Rights Era and related subjects described herein to affirm the commitment of the free peoples of
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this state to reject bigotry, to champion equal protection under the law as a foundational principle of our republic, and to act in opposition to injustice wherever it may occur; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION HR 894. By Representatives Camp of the 131st and Lim of the 99th: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly shall be entitled to specifically appropriate all unanticipated federal funding allocated to the state for a fiscal year if the sum of all such funds exceeds $100 million for a fiscal year; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on BUDGET AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OVERSIGHT HR 895. By Representative Cheokas of the 138th: A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Electric Vehicle Charging Tariffs; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
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SENATE FIRST READERS IN HOUSE THURSDAY, MARCH 03, 2022
TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DAY
*Rules Suspended
SB 337. By Senators Walker III of the 20th, Gooch of the 51st, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Anavitarte of the 31st, Hickman of the 4th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vacation of office, so as to provide for the suspension of compensation for certain public officers who are suspended because of indictment for a felony; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
SB 456. By Senators Thompson of the 14th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Miller of the 49th, Gooch of the 51st, Hatchett of the 50th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide requirements relating to the use of abortion-inducing drugs; to provide for definitions; to prohibit abortion-inducing drugs in school facilities or on state property; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 496. By Senators Burke of the 11th, Watson of the 1st, Tillery of the 19th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Hufstetler of the 52nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 16 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to death investigations, so as to require a medical examiner's inquiry when a pregnant female dies and an inquest; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 500. By Senators Strickland of the 17th, Walker III of the 20th, Kennedy of the 18th, Cowsert of the 46th, Jones II of the 22nd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce, so as to provide for a litigation bar on governmental entities regarding certain statewide opioid litigation; to provide for legislative findings
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and intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY
SB 511. By Senators Anderson of the 24th, Dugan of the 30th, Mullis of the 53rd, Miller of the 49th, Walker III of the 20th, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-311 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to creation of county boards of equalization, duties, review of assessments, and appeals, so as to revise certain deadlines for the handling of appeals of property tax assessments; to revise certain notice requirements; to revise provisions for certain automatic judgements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on WAYS & MEANS
SB 514. By Senators Dixon of the 45th, Miller of the 49th, Gooch of the 51st, Albers of the 56th, Mullis of the 53rd, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that no local board of education, local school superintendent, or school administrator, teacher, or other school personnel shall make or enforce any rule that requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property unless such rule provides that a parent or guardian of such student may elect for his or her child to be exempt from such rule; to provide that a parent or guardian making such election shall not be required to provide a reason or any certification of the child's health or education status; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION
*SB 554. By Senator Tillery of the 19th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Treutlen County Board of Education, approved March 23, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 2340), as amended, so as to provide for new education districts; to provide for definitions
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and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
*SB 555. By Senator Tillery of the 19th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Treutlen County, approved March 12, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 807), as amended, so as to provide for new commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
*SB 559. By Senator Burns of the 23rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Thomson, approved March 15, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2132), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 27, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3828), so as to change the description of the election districts for the members of the city council; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of the current members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
*SB 560. By Senators Jones of the 10th, Butler of the 55th, Anderson of the 43rd, Davenport of the 44th, Jackson of the 41st, and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish in DeKalb County, Georgia, districts from which the members of the County Board of Education of DeKalb County shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, so as to provide for a code of conduct for board members and a duty to abide by the same; to revise provisions relating to the compensation of the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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*SB 570. By Senator Sims of the 12th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to revise and restate the law relating to the Sumter County board of education and school superintendent, approved February 26, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 3503), so as to provide for seven education districts; to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on INTRAGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION LOCAL
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